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June 2022 Viewing Diary
Watcher (2022; d. Chloe Okuno) I was super impressed – and totally freaked out – by this thriller, psychological and otherwise. The mood is HEAVY with omnipresent DREAD. I reviewed for Ebert. Russian Doll (Season 1 and 2, 2019-2022) I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged animation, Australia, Baz Luhrmann, comedy, David Mamet, drama, Dustin Hoffman, Elvis Presley, Emma Thompson, England, France, George Cukor, Judy Garland, literary adaptation, Meryl Streep, musical, Paul Schrader, Quentin Tarantino, Robert De Niro, Robert Walker, short film, Supernatural, Susan Sarandon, thrillers, true crime, Vincente Minnelli, women directors
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Interview with Jennifer McCabe: On-camera Acting Training and the Actor’s Process
Jennifer McCabe has been teaching acting and directing in various capacities for almost 25 years. After getting her Master’s through the MFA program at the Actors Studio, she first worked with Enact, a not-for-profit arts-in-education company which goes into at-risk … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Directors, Movies, Television
Tagged Al Pacino, Charlie Chaplin, Cher, interviews, Jerry Lewis, John Patrick Shanley, Lee Strasberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Michael Caine, Montgomery Clift, Robert De Niro, Sanford Meisner, Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, women directors
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April 2017 Viewing Diary
I just dash these off. Superficial bullet-point analysis for the most part. It’s a good way to keep track of what I’ve seen, for year-end lists, of course, but also for future reference. I also always love the discussions on … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis, Cristian Mungiu, documentary, Dogfight, France, Hal Ashby, Humphrey Bogart, Isabelle Huppert, James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Joan Crawford, John Huston, Josephine Decker, July and Half of August, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margaret Atwood, Nancy Savoca, Paul Verhoeven, Romania, Shirley MacLaine, Supernatural, Susan Sarandon, Vincente Minnelli, women directors
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For the NY Times: ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Episode 8 Recap: “You Mean All This Time We Could Have Been Friends?”
My re-cap of the emotional finale of Feud for the New York Times. I’ve been pretty clear all along with my reservations about the point of view of a lot of this series, but I’ve also been extremely interested in … Continue reading
Posted in Television
Tagged Bette Davis, Feud: Bette and Joan, Joan Crawford, Susan Sarandon
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NY Times re-cap: Feud: Bette and Joan, episode 4 “More, or Less”
My re-cap of episode 4 of Feud is now up at the NY Times.
Posted in Television
Tagged Bette Davis, Feud: Bette and Joan, Joan Crawford, Susan Sarandon
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NY Times re-cap: Feud: Bette and Joan, episode 3 “Mommie Dearest”
“Not you-OUU BITCH!” is, so far, my favorite line reading of 2017. My re-cap of episode 3 of Feud is now up at the NY Times.
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Tagged Bette Davis, Feud: Bette and Joan, Joan Crawford, Susan Sarandon
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Feud: Bette and Joan: Episode 2 re-cap for The NY Times
My re-cap for Episode 2 of Feud is now up at the NY Times.
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Tagged Bette Davis, Feud: Bette and Joan, Joan Crawford, Susan Sarandon
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Feud: Bette and Joan: Episode 1 re-cap for The New York Times
I’m so happy to be making my debut in The New York Times with re-caps for Feud, the new FX series created by Ryan Murphy, about the legendary feud between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. There’s so much to discuss … Continue reading
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Tagged Bette Davis, Feud: Bette and Joan, Joan Crawford, Susan Sarandon
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From Rogerebert.com: The Great Performances of 2016
This is a really fun list. Rogerebert.com contributors each talk about a different great performance from 2016. I wrote about Trevante Rhodes in Moonlight. You can read the full list here.
Posted in Actors, Movies
Tagged Hugh Grant, Isabelle Huppert, Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon
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